Baking Tools
A medieval kitchen had many different objects and appliances to help the cooking and preparation process of food. The most important appliances were the stoves and fireplaces. Animals were often cooked over the fire in the fireplace on spits. Spits were long poles of wood on which an animal could be secured. The spit would then be turned over the fire to make sure the animal was cooked evenly. Soups and stews were also cooked in a fireplace. They were cooked in large iron, bronze, copper, or clay pots placed directly on the fire. A fireplace could also be used to smoke meat, a primitive form of preserving it. An oven might be used to make bread or cook other dishes like pastriesr pies. A large sink was also built in the kitchen. Knives were used to carve and prepare the meat. There were many different types of knives used for different purposes. Also in the kitchen, there was a place to store wine and ale.
Baking peel
The medieval baking peel was used for thousands of years for taking many loaves of bread out of the oven. Even now when you go to a pizza restaurant you may be seeing these being used. In medieval times the baking peel was made of clay. Now, if you sees a bakers peel they they are made of metal or stainless steel. The people of the bakers guild would use these so they didn't have to put there hands into the oven to get the loaves of bread out and burn themselves.
Medieval Kitchens
The Ground Floor of the castle was the place where the kitchen and storerooms were located. Castle Kitchens were included cooking ovens for baking and huge fireplaces for smoking and roasting food. They also had a water supply complete with a sink and drainage. The kitchens were built against the curtain wall of the castle , in the inner bailey and connected to rooms called the Buttery, the Bottlery, the pantry and the storerooms.